健康的に歳を重ねるための支援こそ、ヘルスケアの優先課題
世界の平均寿命の大幅な延伸は、20世紀における最大の功績の一つです。1900年に32歳だった出生時の平均寿命は、2019年には73歳にまで伸びました。しかし、平均寿命が伸び続けると、新たな課題が出現します。
Andrew J. Scott is Professor of Economics at London Business School having previously held positions at Oxford University, London School of Economics and Harvard University. His work focuses on the economics of longevity and he is the co-author of “The 100 Year Life” and “The New Long Life”. He was Managing Editor for the Royal Economic Society’s Economic Journal and Non-Executive Director for the UK’s Financial Services Authority 2009-2013. He is currently on the advisory board of the UK’s Office for Budget Responsibility, the Cabinet Office Honours Committee (Science and Technology), co-founder of The Longevity Forum, a member of the WEF council on Healthy Ageing and Longevity and a consulting scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Longevity. Andrew is also the recipient of an ESRC grant for researching the economic longevity dividend.
世界の平均寿命の大幅な延伸は、20世紀における最大の功績の一つです。1900年に32歳だった出生時の平均寿命は、2019年には73歳にまで伸びました。しかし、平均寿命が伸び続けると、新たな課題が出現します。
The widespread improvement in global life expectancy was one of the greatest achievements of the 20th Century. In 1900, life expectancy at birth was 32 years; by 2019 it had risen to 73. ...
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